Pages

Friday, January 11, 2019

Manga Review: Wake Up, Sleeping Beauty, Volume 5, by Megumi Morino


Rating (Out of 5): ~4
Publisher: Kodansha Comics
Release Date: July 2018
Volumes: 6.
Spoilers?: No.
Volume: 1. 4. 6.

Goodreads Synopsis:

This funny and heartrending romantic manga set in modern Tokyo is not the fairy tale you remember! This time, Prince Charming is a teenage janitor, and this Sleeping Beauty’s curse is a supernatural, gender-bending dream that threatens to pull them both into a deeper and deeper slumber… Satoshi’s father has worked for the rich family in the house on the hill his entire life, so when the teenager needs a part-time job to put himself through school, looking after the mansion’s gardens is a natural fit. Satoshi’s ready to work hard, and he quickly endears himself to the staff. But there’s one ironclad rule even he must obey: Don’t go near the cottage behind the house. When he sees a beautiful, pale girl in one of the windows, Satoshi assumes she is being kept prisoner, and their secret meetings quickly turn romantic, but Satoshi has no idea just how terrible this Sleeping Beauty’s curse really is…

Review:

Tetsu takes Shizu to his grandfather's place, where they work and sleep in the same room, but Tetsu's family isn't far behind.
That seems like it should be the biggest plot here, but it's not really. Tetsu's family finally discusses what's been going on—they find out how hard Tetsu has been working, and why. His sisters finally say their piece about it, and their father and grandfather realize what's been going on. It's an important step between them. And in that same realm, Shizu and her mother get to talk—though that's a little overshadowed by a surprise with one of Shizu's ghosts.
We get a little history in this volume. We find out that Shizu's mom and Tetsu's mom were close friends, and then we see what the relationship between Shizu's parents is really like. It's honestly a little unsettling, his unhealthy feelings for her.
This is the start of the conclusion. It looks like it'll be sweet and a little sad. I'm looking forward to seeing how it wraps up, though.

No comments:

Post a Comment